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Compact cameras with 640X480 with ulimited recording times that use Compact Flash?
I've done a bit of research on this, and it seems like all the compact
cameras that allow 640x480 with ulimited recording times a pentax 43wr fujifilm F700 (and others like 710) various sony models, P8, etc Canon PowerShot S1 IS There's also the Sanyo Fisher FVD-C1. But the one thing with all these cameras is that none of them use compact flash. Meaning the largest media available is a 1 gb sd card or memory stick. It doesn't seem like the 2 gb sd card is stock anywhere yet. Ah, there is a 2 gb memory stick, but it's really expensive at $300. So, is there a camera out there that shoots movies in 640x480 with unlimited recording times that uses compact flash? Thanks, Lee |
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"Lee Chen" wrote in message m...
I've done a bit of research on this, and it seems like all the compact cameras that allow 640x480 with ulimited recording times a pentax 43wr fujifilm F700 (and others like 710) various sony models, P8, etc Canon PowerShot S1 IS There's also the Sanyo Fisher FVD-C1. But the one thing with all these cameras is that none of them use compact flash. Meaning the largest media available is a 1 gb sd card or memory stick. It doesn't seem like the 2 gb sd card is stock anywhere yet. Ah, there is a 2 gb memory stick, but it's really expensive at $300. So, is there a camera out there that shoots movies in 640x480 with unlimited recording times that uses compact flash? The Canon S1 IS uses standard Type 1 Compact Flash. But video clips are limited to either 1 hour or 1GB per clip, whichever occurs first. At maximum size and quality that's a maximum length of about 8.5 minutes. If you want longer videos, that's what video cameras are for. |
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"Lee Chen" wrote in message m... I've done a bit of research on this, and it seems like all the compact cameras that allow 640x480 with ulimited recording times a pentax 43wr fujifilm F700 (and others like 710) various sony models, P8, etc Canon PowerShot S1 IS There's also the Sanyo Fisher FVD-C1. But the one thing with all these cameras is that none of them use compact flash. Meaning the largest media available is a 1 gb sd card or memory stick. It doesn't seem like the 2 gb sd card is stock anywhere yet. Ah, there is a 2 gb memory stick, but it's really expensive at $300. So, is there a camera out there that shoots movies in 640x480 with unlimited recording times that uses compact flash? The Canon S1 IS *does* use Compact Flash and Microdrives. We use a 4GB one for video with no problems. HV |
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"Lee Chen" wrote in message m... I've done a bit of research on this, and it seems like all the compact cameras that allow 640x480 with ulimited recording times a pentax 43wr fujifilm F700 (and others like 710) various sony models, P8, etc Canon PowerShot S1 IS There's also the Sanyo Fisher FVD-C1. But the one thing with all these cameras is that none of them use compact flash. Meaning the largest media available is a 1 gb sd card or memory stick. It doesn't seem like the 2 gb sd card is stock anywhere yet. Ah, there is a 2 gb memory stick, but it's really expensive at $300. So, is there a camera out there that shoots movies in 640x480 with unlimited recording times that uses compact flash? The Canon S1 IS *does* use Compact Flash and Microdrives. We use a 4GB one for video with no problems. HV |
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Lee, Check out JVC's new Evrio line of "digital media" cameras. It's
essentially a CF-based camcorder that ships with a 4GB microdrive. JVC claims up to 90 minutes of DVD-quality MPEG-2 video (300 minutes max) or up to 10,000 2MP (1600x1200) stills on a 4GB card. http://www.jvc.com/presentations/everio/ Lee Chen wrote: I've done a bit of research on this, and it seems like all the compact cameras that allow 640x480 with ulimited recording times a pentax 43wr fujifilm F700 (and others like 710) various sony models, P8, etc Canon PowerShot S1 IS There's also the Sanyo Fisher FVD-C1. But the one thing with all these cameras is that none of them use compact flash. Meaning the largest media available is a 1 gb sd card or memory stick. It doesn't seem like the 2 gb sd card is stock anywhere yet. Ah, there is a 2 gb memory stick, but it's really expensive at $300. So, is there a camera out there that shoots movies in 640x480 with unlimited recording times that uses compact flash? Thanks, Lee |
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Matt Ion wrote in message news:8BRqd.379050$nl.343751@pd7tw3no...
Lee, Check out JVC's new Evrio line of "digital media" cameras. It's essentially a CF-based camcorder that ships with a 4GB microdrive. JVC claims up to 90 minutes of DVD-quality MPEG-2 video (300 minutes max) or up to 10,000 2MP (1600x1200) stills on a 4GB card. http://www.jvc.com/presentations/everio/ Interesting. The extra resolution that the Evrio adds certainly would be nice, but it's not worth $1000 to me. If it were $600/700 I'd consider it, since it includes a 4 gb microdrive. But it's basically a more expensive (with more features) version of the Sanyo Fisher FVD-C1. Speaking of the Sanyo Fisher, I really think the Sanyo Fisher is overpriced. The only real difference between it and the Pentax 43wr is that it compresses the video - and justifies the $300 price difference? The Pentax even takes higher resolution photos. If the Pentax just added mpeg-2 compression, that'd pretty much be all I need. I know the new Sony DSC-M1 has mpeg-4, but at $500 + $300 for a 1 gb memory stick pro duo card, that's simply too much. Yesterday I bought the Pentax 43WR and a 1 gb SD card. $375 total. Taking video clips of 1 gb in size works just fine. That's about 15 min of footage at 640x480 30 fps. The one slightly annoying thing is that the usb transfer is quite slow - takes around 30 min to transfer 1 gb. Too bad the 2 gb sd card isn't available anywhere yet. Also, others have complained about the sound, and I agree it's not great. It's very good at picking up mechanical noises from the slightest touch on the camera. Lee |
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Matt Ion wrote in message news:8BRqd.379050$nl.343751@pd7tw3no...
Lee, Check out JVC's new Evrio line of "digital media" cameras. It's essentially a CF-based camcorder that ships with a 4GB microdrive. JVC claims up to 90 minutes of DVD-quality MPEG-2 video (300 minutes max) or up to 10,000 2MP (1600x1200) stills on a 4GB card. http://www.jvc.com/presentations/everio/ Interesting. The extra resolution that the Evrio adds certainly would be nice, but it's not worth $1000 to me. If it were $600/700 I'd consider it, since it includes a 4 gb microdrive. But it's basically a more expensive (with more features) version of the Sanyo Fisher FVD-C1. Speaking of the Sanyo Fisher, I really think the Sanyo Fisher is overpriced. The only real difference between it and the Pentax 43wr is that it compresses the video - and justifies the $300 price difference? The Pentax even takes higher resolution photos. If the Pentax just added mpeg-2 compression, that'd pretty much be all I need. I know the new Sony DSC-M1 has mpeg-4, but at $500 + $300 for a 1 gb memory stick pro duo card, that's simply too much. Yesterday I bought the Pentax 43WR and a 1 gb SD card. $375 total. Taking video clips of 1 gb in size works just fine. That's about 15 min of footage at 640x480 30 fps. The one slightly annoying thing is that the usb transfer is quite slow - takes around 30 min to transfer 1 gb. Too bad the 2 gb sd card isn't available anywhere yet. Also, others have complained about the sound, and I agree it's not great. It's very good at picking up mechanical noises from the slightest touch on the camera. Lee |
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